09:20 - 10:00 Selecting the appropriate technology and levels of innovation in a new era of multi-platform blended learning environments to improve learning outcomes

Understanding the successes and pitfalls in the choice and use of technology for improving student outcomes is challenging in a new era of multi- platform blended learning environments. Selecting the appropriate blend of technology and protecting such innovations while collaborating in teaching and learning with new approaches such as flipped classrooms, learning analytics, mobile learning and Massive Open and Online Courses (MOOCs) are discussed. Examine new research and development of the use of applications for improving open, online and flexible learning environments to see what works, where, why and how, particularly for students and faculties that use media and technology, including Open Educational Resources (OER).

Lim Tick Meng

10:00 - 11:10 [Roundtable Discussion] Conducting student surveys and using learning analytics to gauge the success of new teaching spaces

Universities across Asia are introducing a number of new teaching spaces and conducting an array of in-depth student and academic surveys to gauge engagement and measure the most effective methods of blended learning in improving student outcomes. Key areas to be discussed include:

Understanding different student generational motivations and outcomes across blended and traditional course delivery to guide changes and improve student experiences

Meeting the needs of different generational learning patterns and fostering an e-learning mindset across the diverse student populations to achieve greater engagement

Ensuring student performance and engagement by understanding the processes involved in effective collaborative learning and designing computer supported collaborative learning environments that support such learning

Examining the psychology of learning and how it can shape the design and delivery of your blended learning programmes in a rapidly evolving digital environment to ensure successful higher student engagement.

Leveraging the role that electronic devices and social media can play in lifting your student engagement and improving the effectiveness of your student learning experiences.

Claire O'Malley

Dean of Science, Faculty of Science, School of PsychologyThe University of Nottingham

Monash University supports 67,000 students across Australia, Malaysia, South Africa and Italy. The presentation will focus on the University’s Better Teaching Better Learning agenda which challenges current approaches to teaching and learning by developing a fit-for-purpose, outward-looking curriculum. It is supported by a multifaceted mode of delivery; flexible and purposeful learning spaces; and an innovative array of blended learning technologies in order to create an exemplary student centred learning experience. The paper will also provide insights into Monash’s College campus pathway programmes for international students which has embedded technology and employability skills into its blended learning programs. For the Diplomas, English language proficiency is also embedded. The joint presentation case study will focus on:

Barbara Macfarlan

Hamid Khattak

14:10 - 14:50 Managing blended learning in the cloud: How to use social media, open educational resources (OER and Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs) to transform classrooms into ubiquitous learning environments

As teachers promote a more constructive approach to learning focusing on innovation and online collaboration, gamification, 3D printing and coding are finding their way into Singapore classrooms. Singapore continues to push the boundaries of blending learning by seamlessly incorporating technology into the classroom.

Today, teachers are giving students more freedom to use new online platforms to create interesting content; gamification is now a popular learning medium, whereby students design, curate and build games to support their learning; and some students are now being taught to use 3D design software and 3D printers to create prototypes.

Inspiring cultural change across faculties to support them in implementing pedagogical shifts to blended learning is not an easy task. A mix of both top-down envisioning and support, and innovative teaching approaches ground-up are necessary to bring about effective changes. This session will provide concrete ideas on how to advance blended learning at institutions.

Challenges in institutional capacity building for blended learning

Strategies in institutional capacity building for blended learning

Harnessing the potential of ground up technological innovations in pedagogy for blended learning